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B. S. MOORE.

BRICK CONVEYER. APPLICATION FLED HAY 611916: RENEWED NOV. 29, 19H]. 73mg Patent'ed May 13, 1919.

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B. s. MOORE. BRICK CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYG 1916- RENEWED NOV. 29. I913.

1,303,359. Patented May13, 1919 9 SHEETS-SHEET 3- B. S. M0085.

BRICK CONVEYER.

APPLICA'HON FILED MAY 6. i916. RENEWED new. 29. 1918.

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BRICK CONVEYER. I APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 19-16- RENEWED NOV. 29. I918.1,303,359 Patented May 13, 1919,

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B. S. MOORE.

BRICK GGNVEYER.

APPucmwn FILED MY 6, l9l6- nzuzwso nov. 29. new."

Patented May 13, 1919.4

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BRICK CONVEYER.

MPUCA'HON FELED MAY 5, ms. RENEWED Nov. 29. 191B.

Patented May 13, 1919.

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BRICK CGNVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYG,1916. RENEWED NOV. 29. 1918.

1,303,359. Rammed 9 SHEETSSHEET 8.

B. S. MOORE.

BRICK CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY6. l9l6. RENEWED NOV. 29, mm.

Patenied. May 13, 1919..

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fir/6712377 'Qmcm 5. more UNITED STATES PAN BENJAMIN S. MOORE, OFJOLIET. ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR IO RAYMOND C. PENFIELD, F

. i NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRICK-CONVEYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed May 6, 1916, Serial No. 95,829. Renewed November 29,1918. Serial No. fZt'i tJTQOl To all IlltU/H it may concern:

lie it known that I, BENJAMIN S. MOORE, a citizen of the llnited States,residing at Joliet. in the county of \Vill and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Brick-Conveyers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention has for its object certain improvements. as willhereinafter appear. in mechanism for conveying and handling brick. andespecially adapted for the receiving of the bricks as they are deliveredfrom the molding machine, carrying the same in bulk to another point.and depositing them on cars in suitably arranged layers for futurehandlin The invention comprises. among other novel constructionalfeatures. peculiarly eiiicicnt means for grasping the bricks indithem.without injury to the soft bricks. the operation beingllltt'lltllllt'kll and largely antomatic. whereby are attained resultswholly.

free from lmcertainty. inaccuracy and non uniformity in handling whichwould follow from lack of manual skill. iniscalculation or mistake onthepart of laborers in charge of such work.

In order that the invention may be readily understood a preferredembodiment of the same is set forth in the accompanying drawings and inthe following detailed description based thereon. Obviously, however.the invention is susceptible of embodiment in other and variedconstrm'tional forms. where.- fore the drawings and description are tobe taken in an illustrative and not in an unnecessarily limiting sense.-In the draw- .ings- Figure 1 is a plan showing diagrannuatically thearrangement or layout;

- Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the lower medial portion of-Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through one of the.,.carriers;

Fig. -t is a plan' view of the same carrier;

Fig. Tris an enlarged detail of the brick grasping mechanism in liftingposition;

Fig. ti is a similar view in releasing position;

vidually. carrying the same. and depositing Fig. 7 is a side elevationof the'carrier in position to begin loading;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a second carrier arranged to cooperate with thefirst;

Figs. 9 and 10 are respectively an end elevation and a transversesection through Fig. 8; I i

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the carrier shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 12 a fragmentary top plan of the carrier shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary longitudinal sec tion through Fig. 12;

Fig. H illustrates the detached mechanism for suspending the carrier; 1Fig. 15 is a view taken at right angles to Fig. 14:

.Fig. 10 is a central top plan fragmentary view of a carrier showing insectional plan the lowering mechanism:

Fig. 17' is a side elevation of the lowering mechanism;

Fig. 18 is an enlarged detail of the lifting and transferring mechanism:i

Fig. 19 is a diagrammatic view illustrate ing'the mechanism for turningthe carrier:

Fig. 20 is a detail sectional view showing the swivel mounting of thecarrier hanger} Fig. 21 is a side elevation of the releasing mechanism;and i Fig. 22 is an edge elevationof the same.

l)iagrannnatically viewed (Fig. l) the invention. in the embodiment hereshown as an illustration, contemplates a continuous route from the pointof loading the carriers from the mold at; A, past. the point of un--loading the same on to the cars at It. and thencearound again to thepoint of loading In practice the bricks are received from the molddelivery at A. in tandem uniformly positioned. c. end first. on edge.\i'hen placed on the cars at B. successive layers after the first twoare advantageously arranged at right angle to the preceding layer tofacilitate tiring and unloading. To accomplish the proper disposition ofthe bricks on the cars. it is therefore 'n'eferable to turn certain ofthe carriers through degrees after loading and prior to unloading. andin order that they may occupy synnnetrical positions relative to themold delivery and to the cars two tracks are rovided one for the carrierthat is loaded from the side, and the other for the one which is loadedfrom the end.

Each carrier, as will be hereinafter more fully described, is suspendedfrom a. centrally disposed swiveled pulley which travels on an aerialmono-rail, the siderloaded carriers on the monoq'ail 31 and theend-loaded carriers on the other mono-rail 32, the two mono-rails beingsubstantially ')arallel. In order that sufficient stability may besecured while being loaded, the side-loaded carriers are temporarilytransferred from the one point suspension on the mono-rail 31 to a fourpoint suspension on the duo-rails 33 33, while the end-loaded carriersare similarly shifted for the time being to the duorails 33-34. Themono-rails are inclined so that the carriers traycl by gravity from theunloading point to the loading point. After loading at the low point Athe carrier is elevated by mechanical means to the hi 'h point at C,runs by gravity to the point T3, is lowered mechanically and afterdischarging its load is again elevated to the aerial and returns bygravity to the loading point.

Referring, for a clearer understanding of the construction,arrai'igement and. operation. of the side-loaded carrier, to Figs. 3 to7 inclusit'e, it will be observed that it consists of a frame 35carrying at intervals spacing blocks 36, providing thcrebetweentransversely extending spaces divided bv means of the gripping sheets 37into brick-receiving spaces 38. The metallic sheets 37 are pivotallysuspended at 39 and pins 40 provide abutment for the rear of the sheet.Other brick gripping sheets 41 are suspended at 42 adjacent the spacingblock 36 and bear to the rear against the lower ends of leaf springsLinks et l slotted at 45 are pivoted at 42 and pinned at 4-6 to theoperating rods &7, the upper ends of the leaf springs 43 being bent overat :48 and bearing against the links n. The operating rods 47 eachcarries a rack 19 in mesh with a pinion 50 mounted on each end of theshaft 51 upon which is fixed a sheave 52 traversed by a cord orband 53having one end fixed to the sheave and the'other extm ding therefrom toa point of engagement at 5-l with the stem of a hanger 55 which, as moreclearly shown in Fig. 14, carries a grooved pulley 56 for traveling onthe aerial mono-rail 31.

It will be readily understood that, the weight of the carrier beingsupported from the mono-rail. 31 by means of the sheave 56, the strainupon the cord. will-tend to rotate the sheave and the pinion 50,carrying the operating rod 47 to the right (1 1g. thus p rssing upon thebent over portion 48 of tlr l at spring 43 and causing the lower portionof said leaf spring to press against the gripping sheet 41. If thecarrier is empty, as is the case when it approaches the loading point,the inward movement of the gripping sheet 41 is limited by means of thestop 57 which is readily adjustable. If, however, the spaces 38 betweenthe gripping sheets 37 and +L1 are occupied by bricks 58 (Fig. 5) thegripping sheet 37 will be moved slightly to the left and the sheet 41will press against the bricks thus clamping the bricks between the twogripping sheets.

The end-loaded carriers correspond as to all the essentials ofconstruction above described with those which are side-loaded exceptthat the spacing blocks 36 are omitted and substituted by a less numberof spacing plates 36 rigidly mounted on the frame trated three of thesuspended gripping sheets 37 instead of one as in the formerillustration, there being as in the former case, one of the grippingsheets 41 pivoted and lyingadjacent the spacing plate 36. The leafsprings 43 are likewise here employed bearing with their upper ends at48 upon the links 44 having a pin and slot connection at 46 with theoperating rods 47 provided with the racks 49 meshing with the pinion 50on the shaft 51 ofthe sheave connected by the cord 53 to the hangerprovided with the carrying pulley 56.

As more clearly shown in F1g. 20, the hanger 55 has a swivel connectionwith its shank 5+, the latter being provided with a head 5 6* whichbears upon anti-friction balls 5-1 confined within the hanger 55 bymeans of the bearing plate 55. This swivel connection is preferablyemployed in connection with both carriers although its special functionis in connection with side-loaded carriers which must be turned throughan angle of 90 degrees before being unloaded.

Each of the side-loaded carriers is provided near its four corners andalso preferably in its medial portion with standards 59, carryingpulleys 60 adapted to engage the duo-rails 33 34-, or 33%33 as the casemay be, thusv shifting the load from the monorails and the hanger 55 andlinks M directly to the carrier frame 35, and relieving the grippingsheets 37 and 41 of any pressure.

For convenience of reference in the further description of constructionand operation side-loaded carriers will be designated by the letter Eand the end-loaded carriers by the letter F. Assuming that an empty caris located at the point Band that it is desired to load the same withsuccessive layers of bricks, a carrier E as designated in dotted linesat the lower right hand portion of Fig. 1, travels down the inclinedaerial 31 suspended by its pulley 56 and as it reaches In thisconstruction there are illusv aoaaae the right hand end of the duo-rails3333 said rails are engaged by the pulleys (XL-( whereby the thussuspended carrier sup- })(')lll(3tl against oscillation. The carrier isbrought to rest at its forward end adjacent and with. its first pair ofbrick-receiving spaces in transverse alinement with the double conveyerbelt 61 which conveys the bricks 58 from the molding machine. The bricksare carried through the spaces 38 until the foremost bricks reach theopposite side of the carrier, whereupon the carrier E is advanced tobring the next pair of spaces 85, 3-38 in line with the conveyor belt,and causes the brick receiving spaces to be filled with. brick as in.the first instance. T his step by step advance .of the carrier continuesuntil each of the spaces 38, 38 are filled. During this step by stepadvance of the carrier the forward portion of the same passes over thetable 62, the bricks 58 within the brlcl receiving spaces of the carrierresting upon a movable metallic belt 63 which overlies and is supportedby said table. After having all the brick-receiving spaces filled the car er comes to rest with its hanger iininet my hcneath the elevator 64-,its pullo; 56 beiig engaged by the pivoted arm '65 attiwheiil a thepivotal point (36 to said elevator and nrovidcd with the recessedportion within which the pulley 5G is re- "loadi tr.

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ceivcd. The power shaft 64 is now actuated by, any suitable means, and,by means of the rack (34% and the pinion M the elevator il-l is movedupwardly. in so doing, as previously described, strain is put upon thehand 53 thus rotating the sheave 52 and causing the pinion 50, actingthrough the rack 49 to move the operating bar 47 to the right, clanupingeach pair of hricks between the fixed spacing lolock or abutment 36 ofthe gripping sheets 37, 41, whereby the bricks are suspended within thecarrier by friction alone in such manner as not to marv their softtilll'ftlCGS. Cthe pivoted arm 65 of the elevator having reachedtheheight of the aerial inoiurrail 3.1 (liigs/T and 18) the left handend of the tiiting arm is moved downwardly by engagement with the end ofthe monorail iii. and the pulley 56 runs by gravity from the tilting armon to the n'iono-rail.

The carrier now moves by gravity toward the unloading point while itsposition at the Te tail-ten by the next succeedvhich is also of the typeE, the he loading of the latter being that just described.

previously stated, it is necessary that all of the carriers F, loadedfrom the side, must he turned througl'i an angle of 90 dein order toproperly deposit their load upon the car at the polnt B. To efiectthisturning, and the subsequent restoration of the c ri ier to its initialposition after uning carrier loading, each of the carriers E is providedwith rollers mounted to turn upon vertical axes as clearly shown in Fig.15 .These turning rollers (37, (58 are arranged at a posh tion. relativeto the center line of the carrier and the carrier axis, which is thehangcr 57 and at such a height above the carrier that the roller (57will engage the turning switch 69 and, as the carrier advances, willcause the turning of the carrier through 90 dcgrees as will be clearlyunderstood by an examination of Fig. 19, the swivel mounting of thehanger permitting of this turning of the carrier.

The carrier having been turned by the means just described from theposition shown in full lines in Fig. 19 to that shown in dotted lines insaid figure, it proceeds by gravity to the )osition indicated in Fig. 1above the car (Fig. upon which its load is to be deposited. Here itssupporting pulley 56 runs from the aerial 31 on to the transfer arm 71havin the recessed portion 72 and pivoted at 73, 0 center, to thelowering device 74 which is provided with a rack 75 meshing with thepinion 76 suitably driven from the power axle 77. liy this loweringdevice the carrier E is lowered until it reaches a position with thelower surface of its load of bricks resting upon the car whereupon thegripping pressure upon' the bricks by means ofthe gripping sheets 37, 41is relieved and the bricks deposited in the manner which will now bedescribed.

Having reference particularly to Figs. 14 and 1 7, it will be seen thatthe shaft 51 of the pinions 50 is, in addition to the sheave 52,provided with a pair of sheaves 78 disposed one on each side of thesheave These sheaves are provided with bands 01' ropes 79 each securedat 80 to its sheave 78 and extending therefrom partially around saidsheaveto a connection at 81 with a releasing rod 82 having a T-head 83.I Arranged alongside the lowering device 74 are three releasing elements84, 85 and 86 (Figs. 21, 22'); These releasing elements are respectivelyprovided at 87, 88 and 89 with racks engaging severally with pinions 90,91

and 92 upon the common power shaft 93 suitably driven as through theintermediary of a ear 94, a brake or other restraining device beingindicated at 95. The lower end of each releasing device is horizohtallybent at 8%, 85 ahdSti respectively and then offset in a horizontalextension 84", 85" and86, the releasing device 85 being provided withduplicate portions 85 and 85". r

The carrier E is lowered by means of the device Y4, its lead beingcarried by its .pulley 56, until the T-heads 83 of the releasingmechanism of the carrier engage overthe I portions 85" 86", the lowerfaces of the bricks carried bv the carrier being at this time in contactwith the floor of the ear. The releasing devices 84:, 85"and 86thereupon move upwardly and by means of the bands or cords 79, actingthrough the sheave 78, the shaft 51 and the pinion 50, the operating rod47 is moved to the left, the pressure being taken off of the portions.48 of the leaf springs 43, relieving the gripping sheets 37 and 41 andfreeing the bricks 58 from their friction grip. The carrier is thenlifted by means of the devices 86 until the lower ends of the s )acingblocks 36 andthe gripping sheets 3i, 4L1 are clear of the bricks whichrest upon the car, whereupon the devices Si, 85, 86, cease their upwardmovement and the carrier is then lifted to the elevated portion 31 ofthe aerial to which it is transferred in the same manner as described atthe point C after loading, and runs by gravity on the aerial 31 until'itreaches the turning switch 69 (upper portion of Fig. 1) where it isagain turne through an angle of degrees and proceeds on its way bygravity to receive a fresh load at the point A.

The next carrier, which is also of the E type, is loaded and transferredand unload.- ed in the same manner, wherefore it follows that the twolower layers of bricks upon the car G are similarly positioned withspaces therebetween corresponding to the spacing blocks 36 of thecarrier. After the first two layers, the next carrier is of the F typeloaded from the end, and successive carriers alternate so that thesubsequent layers of bricks on the carrier after the first two arearranged in criss-eross relation, and alternately with spacescorresponding to those in the first two layers.

. The carriers F travel upon the aerial 32 and after being transferredtherefrom to the duo-tracks 33, 34 at the loading point, are loaded inprecisely the same manner as the carrier E. They are then lifted in thesame manner to the aerial 82 at the point C and run by gravity to theunloading point. As these carriers already occupya positionlongitudinally of the track they are not turned through an angle. of 90degrees and consequently'there is no Provision made in this carrier ofturning pulleys such as 67 and 68 of the type E carriers, and neither isthere provided a turning switch eorrespondin to 69. The carriers F arelowered, the bricks released, and the carriers again elevated andtransferred to the aerial 32 after unloading in recisely the same manneras that deseri ed with reference to the carriers E, except that they areengaged between the members 84", 85 instead of between the members 85",86, the center lines of each pair corresponding to the aerials 32 and 31respectively.

meanest I claim 1. In eonveyers for bricks and the like,

the combination with conveying tracks, of carriers, traveling thereonbetween. loading and unloading points, said carriers consistingindifierent types, one type having means to receive its lead transverselyand the other type having means to receive its lead longitudinally.

In conveyers for bricks and the like the combination with a pair oftracks leading past loading and unloading points, of a type of conveyerhaving means to receive its lead transversely and another type ofconveyer having means to receive its lead longitudinally, each. type ofcarrier arranged to travel on its own track, and means to turn one typeof carrier through a right angle intermediate the loading and unloading.

turn said carrier on its suspending device through a right angleintermediate the loading and unloading points to correspondingly varythe lay of successive courses when unloaded.

4. in conveyors for bricks and the like, the combination with paralleltracks of different types of carriers traveling on each track, one typeof carrier having means to engage and lift a plurality of brickslongitudinally and the other type of carriers hav-- ing means to engageand lift a plurality of. bricks transversely, and mechanism permit tingthe unloading of said two types of carriers with their respective loadof bricks stacked at right angles to each other.

5. In conveyers for bricks and the like, the combination with conveyingtracks, of carriers, traveling thereon between loading" and unloadingpoints, said carriers consisting in different types, one type havingmeans to receive its lead transversely and the other type having meansto receive its load longitudinally, in combination with meansautomatically actuated by the initial lifting of the carrier at theloading point to frictionally grip-a plurality of bricks, and meansautomatically actuated by the initial lifting of the carrier at theunloadin point, to. releasesaid plurality of bricks.

6. In conveyers for bricks and the like, the combination of an inclinedtrack in two sections, one leading: from an unloading point to aloadini' point and the other from the loading point to the unloadingpoint, a carrier adapted to travel by gravity or; said track, meansproviding for the loading oi the carrier at the low end of the firsttrack section, means to elevate the loading carrim" to the high end ofthe second track section, ineans providing for the unloading of thecarrier at the low end of the second tjracl section, and means toelevate the unloaded carrier to the high end of the first track section,means automatically actuated hy the initial li ting" of the carrier atthe loading point to irietionally grip the bricks and. meansautomatically actuated by the initial lifting of the carrier at theunloading point to release the grip on the bricks.

7. in convevers for hricks. and the like the combination with paralleltracks of difl crent types of carriers traveling on each iraclt, onetype of carrier having means to engage and lift a plurality of brickslongiludinallv and the other type of carriers having means lo engage andlift a plurali of hricks transversely. and mechanism perinii'il'ing),-the unloading oi said two types of carriers with their respective loadof bricks sl'acked at right anglcs to cach other in combination.wiihmeans actuated automath cally by the initial lifting of the carrier atthe loading point to grip a plurality oi brick and means aul'omaticall vactuated at the unloading point to release the load of brick.

in ionvcycrs for bricks and the like, the combination ol' an aerialmono-rail forming' an inclined track in two sections, one leading froman unloading point to a loading point, a carrier suspended on saidmonorail and ada iilicd to travel by gravity on said track, meansproviding for the loading of the carrier at the low end of the firsttrack section, means to elevate the loaded carrier to the high end ofthe second track section, nieans providing for the unloading; ol thecarrier at the low end of the second track section, and means to elevatethe unloaded carrier to'ihc high end of the first track section, meansautomatically actuated by the initial lifting of the carrier lo themono-rail at the hiading'point to tricl'ionally grip the bricks, andmeans automatically actuated by initial lifting of the carrier at theunloading the grip on the hricks.

9. lo conveyors for bricks and the like, the combination ol a, pair ofaerial mouorails Forming each an inclined track in two sections. oneleadin from an unloading point to release point to a loading point, andthe other from the loading}; point to the unloading point, carriersadapted to he suspended from said mono-rails and travel by gravitythereon, one of said eonveyers being of a type having means to receiveits load transversely. and another of a type having mcaus lo i'occivcits load longitiidiuall). means to turn ouc type of carrier through arisilu angle iuicrmediate the loading and unloading points tocorrespondhurl) vai v the lay of successive courses \vlicu unloaded.means providing l'or the loading oi the carricrsal thc low cud of thefirst track section. means to clcvalc the loaded carriers to llic higlhcud ol' the second trackscction. means providing for the unloadingoftliccai'ricrsv at the low end of the sccond track section. and means toelevate the loaded carrier to the high cud ol' the first track section.said unloading mcans being aulonialicallv actuated by the initialelevation of the carriers from the low cud of said second track section.

10. in couvevcrs for bricks and ihc likc. the combination of a pairot'aerial uiono rails forming each an inclined lrackin two sections. oneleading" from an uuloadiug point to a loadin; point. and the other fromthe loading point to the unloading poinl. carriers adapted to besuspended from said mono-rails and travel by gravity thereon,

one oi said eouvcyers being of a tvno ha ving: means to receive its loadiransvcrsclv, and another of a type having means to re ceivc its loadlougitiulinally. means to turn one t pe ot' carrier'tbroiigh a rightangle iutcriucdiatc the loading and unloading points to correspondiuglyvary the lay oi successive courses when unloaded. means providing for[he loading: ol the carriers at, the low end of thc first, tracksection. means lo clcvalc lhc loaded carriers to the high end of thesecond track section. means providing for the unloading of the carriersat the low end of the second track section. and means lo elevate theloaded carrier to the high end ot' the first track section. the ole'ating u'ieans comprisim a device arranged to receive the wheels of thecarrier from the track and provided with a raclc a driven pinion meshingwith the rack. said elevating device vertically movable between the lowand high ends oi the track section. the elevating means at the loadingstation automatically ,g rippine, a plurality of brick and the elevatingmeans atihc unloading: station automatically releasing the grippingengagement on the plu ralily of brick.

ll. lu convevcrs for bricks and the like, the combination wilhconveying; t-racks. of carriers, lravcliu r lhcrcou between loading andunloading points. said. carriers consisting in ditlcrcnt typos, one typehaving means to receive its load transversely and vthe other typehaving, means to receive its load longitudinally, mechanismlfllIOlITl(llfi.l'.0 the loading and unloading points to vary theposition of one type of carrier relatively to the other type, whereby.rows of'brick unloaded by theearriers of different types Will besubstantially at right angles to each other.

12. In conveyers for bricks and the like,

-the combination with conveying tracks, of

*arriers, travelingihereon between loading and unloading points, saidcarriers consisting in different types, one type'having means to receiveits load transversely and the other type havingmeans to receive its loadlongitudinally, mechanism intermediate the load ing and unloading jyoints to rotate one of said types of carriers through an angle oi:substantially ninety degrees, whereby rows oi? bricks unloaded by thecarriers of diiierent types will be substantially at right angles toeach other.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

BENJAMIN S. MOORE.

Witnesses LEWIS T. Gnms'r,

MARY C. Bnownn.

